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Sema 2007 - Event

And A Bunch Of Reasons Why You Shoulda Been There

The numbers game that is SEMA is nothing short of mind-boggling. Two million square feet of automotive excess divided up into 11 sections. More than 2,000 new products including parts, tools and accessories are beholden upon a good 100,000 or so SEMA-goers. More than 100 countries' worth of industry leaders, movers, shakers, even those not so inclined to lead, move or shake, roam the city of sin's convention center depths in search of what they-and those pushing it-consider the next big thing, which indelibly ranges from anything from silly donk accessories to the not so silly go-fast bits we usually seem to rave over. Much goes on at the industry-only, once-a-year Vegas-based gala-like event, but as usual, what we care most about are the parts.

HKS Premium Day is one of those events in the world that you absolutely must add to your Calendar. There is no other time or place in the world where you will find the very best built cars in Japan in one place at one time!

Over the course of three days, Jofel and I took our supercharged, widebody, ex-SEMA show car Scion FR-S on a 1125-mile road trip. A first for Targa Trophy, this MegaRun journey would take us across three states.

Few recent releases have had such an impact on the tuner industry as the Scion FR-S/Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ. One could argue this fun RWD platform saved the tuning scene - illustrated at Tokyo Auto Salon the past few years.